> >Can we make something of his relationships with women?
> >The impression I get is that he just isn't into
> >long-term relationships. ...
> Perhaps he just doesn't relate to women as women, he's fine with
> someone like Kallyr because he can treat her as a comrade in arms.
> What he can't cope with is building up emotional relationships
> involving family and home. ...
Hearth and Hall. Wives are for alliance building. Hearth is a distraction and a dilution of energies, perhaps even of 'precious bodily fluids'. Hall is where its at.
Which would make him an utter wreck as a peacetime king - if he ever got that far. But he's perfect for the moment.
John
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